Incidence and risk factors associated with the presence of pressure ulcers in critically ill patients;Incidencia y factores de riesgo en relación con las úlceras por presión en enfermos críticos

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 276-281

  Yepes, David ^a   Molina, Francisco ^b   León, Wleedy ^b   Pérez, Edna ^b  

^a Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Incidence; Infection; Intensive care; Mechanical ventilation; Pressure ulcers; Vasopressor support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECUBITUS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; WOUND DRAINAGE;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349283447     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: 15786749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0210-5691(09)72195-3     Document Type: Article

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